Top Ten Most Idiotic Twitter Posts Made By Premier League Footballers

Ashley Cole became the latest player to fall foul of the FA over twitter use this week, when the vile left-back’s well-thought-through quip describing English football’s governing body as a “bunch of twats” was retweeted 19,000 times.

We take a look at the top ten twitter gaffes made by the Premier League’s finest.

10. Jack Wilshere

Arsenal’s golden boy fell foul of UEFA’s strict betting rules after a harmless tweet about putting money on team-mate Emmnauel Frimpong to score. The one-footed pass-master was left in hot-water, even though he never made it to the bookies, illustrating the perils of social media.